The conventional progressive wisdom is that the Trump Administration will be bad for cities and for transit users. But in recent decades, a unified Republican government has been better for public transit than a divided government.

An efficient and equitable transport system must be diverse to serve diverse travel demands. Planners need better tools to quantify and communicate the benefits of walking, cycling and public transit to sometimes skeptical decision makers.

"The most balanced city in the world is Beijing, with the most egalitarian cities on average to be found in western Europe, the report said."

"'The authors (of the study) find that though the cities in the United States of America have relatively lower levels of poverty than many other cities in the developed world, their levels of income inequality are quite high,' the report said."

"The report said European countries including Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Slovenia were among those with the lowest levels of inequality."

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